Patents by Inventor Kenneth Alec Ross

Kenneth Alec Ross has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • EFFORT MODULATION FOR PROCESS CONTROL OF FRICTION STIR OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20170326679
    Abstract: A system and method for making adjustments to output effort from a spindle driver using a multi-stage nested control loop of an active controller to provide constant power to a friction stir zone during a friction stir operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Kenneth Alec Ross, Carl D Sorensen
  • Effort modulation for process control of friction stir operations
    Patent number: 9751153
    Abstract: A system and method for making adjustments to output effort from a spindle driver using a multi-stage nested control loop of an active controller to provide constant power to a friction stir zone during a friction stir operation. Providing constant power facilitates temperature control within the friction stir zone and thereby improves the result of the operation such as a weld.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Brigham Young University
    Inventors: Kenneth Alec Ross, Carl D. Sorensen